Headquarters Wales

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Headquarters Wales
Active1967–1991
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
Type District Command
Garrison/HQ The Barracks, Brecon

Headquarters Wales was a district command of the British Army from 1967 and 1991.

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History

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The Barracks, Brecon, command headquarters

The district was formed from 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division as part of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967. [1] It had its headquarters at The Barracks, Brecon, and was placed under the command of HQ UK Land Forces in 1972. [2] In 1991, the first of the minor districts to be amalgamated were North West District, the former West Midlands District (by then Western District) and Wales, to form a new Wales and Western District. [3] It was disbanded again on the formation of HQ Land Command in 1995. [4]

Commanders

General officers commanding included: [5]
Headquarters Wales

Wales and Western District

References

  1. ↑ Steinberg, S. (1967). The Statesman's Year-Book 1967-68: The Encyclopaedia for the Businessman-of-The-World. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 106. ISBN   978-0230270961.
  2. ↑ Paxton, J. (1972). The Statesman's Year-Book 1972-73: The Encyclopaedia for the Businessman-of-The-World. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 104. ISBN   978-0-230-27101-2.
  3. ↑ Beevor, Antony (1991). Inside the British Army. Transworld Publishers. p. 232. ISBN   978-0552138185.
  4. ↑ "Land Command Shapes Up", Jane's Defence Weekly, 15 July 1995.
  5. ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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